Cash register and accounting



Oct. 31, 1939. J. E. GATES CASH REGISTER AND ACCOUNTING MACHINE FiledFeb. 14, 1958 6 Sheets-Sheet 1 SENT PREV/0H5 TOT/IL B ILL CREDIT 5/11.!)NGE m HOW-2 coNs. SERVICE (Z I FEE SINGLE AMOUNT Q @@@e@@@@@w @Q@@@@ae@@@@@@a@@ A M 0 U N T 3.50 FEARS 1.50 CHEDI 7' 4.00 flMT. 171/5 1 00 ANYPUBLIC UTILITY c0.

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CASH REGISTER AND ACCOUNTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 14, 1938 6 Sheets-Sheet5 FIG.10 F 11 Zhwentor John Earl Gates His (Zttorneg CASH REGISTER ANDACCOUNTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 14, 1958 6 sheets sheet 6 ZSmaentor JohnEarl Gale! His attorney Patented Oct. 31, 1939 UNITED STATES CASHREGISTER AND ACCOUNTING MACHINE Application February 14, 1938, SerialNo. 193,380

26 Claims.

This invention relates to cash registers and accounting machineequipment, and has more particular relation to the slip ejectingmechanism employed in machines of the type illustrated and described inLetters Patent No. 1,916,535, issued July 4, 1933, to Bernis M. Shipley,and application for Letters Patent, Serial Number 730,880, filed June16, 1934 by Charles H. Arnold, which issued on December 27, 1938, asPatent No. 2,141,332.

It is a common practice among public utility companies supplyingcommunities with electricity and gas to furnish customers periodicallywith statements of their accounts. Such statements, before being mailedout to the customers, are each composed of a plurality of detachableportions; namely, an ofllce copy, a customers bill, and a cashier'sstub. Each of the diiferent por tions of the statement bears the sameinformation identifying that particular account and the amount due forelectricity and gas.

For mailing purposes, the statement is printed on paper of substantiallythe same thickness as a standard Government postal card. After detachingthe oflice copy portion from the statement, the remaining customersbill, together with a cashier stub, is of appropriate size for mailingas a postal card to the customer.

Therefore, the machine embodying the present invention is constructed tohandle statement sheets of varying thicknesses with equal efliciency,thus increasing the scope of the invention. The statement sheets can behandled more rapidly and with greater accuracy, resulting in the savingof time and labor of the operator.

The present invention, therefore, includes novel means for ejecting andinverting the statement after the necessary data has been printedthereon. Thereforefwhen the operator removes the statements from thestorage receptacle, they will be in proper order, either numerically oralphabetically, depending upon the system used by the operator wheninserting them singly in the machine to have the records printedthereon.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a novelcombination of means to control the constant and/or variable feed andejection of record material before and after the same has been printedupon.

Another object is to provide a plurality of feeding means for recordmaterial in combination with a novel ejecting means, all of the feedingmeans and the ejecting means being controlled as to time of operation bya group of manipulative devices and their associated mechanisms.

Another object of this invention is to provide novel means for ejectingthe record material from the machine after the desired data has beenprinted thereon.

Another object is to provide means which is equally efficient forejecting and inverting record materials of variable thicknesses from theprinting mechanism after the desired data has been printed thereon.

With these and incidental objects in view, the invention includescertain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, theessential'elements of which are set forth in appended claims and apreferred form or embodiment of which is hereinafter described withreference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of thisspecification.

Of said drawings:

Fig. l is a diagrammatic view of the keyboard of the present machine.

Fig. 2 is a facsimile of the form of statement slip used in the presentmachine.

Fig. 3 is a detail of a portion of the slip-spacing and feeding meanscontrol.

Fig. 4 is a right-hand side elevation showing the differential mechanismin the first banker row I and the keys in row I and row 3 with meansto'control said differential from row 3" to control the feeding andejecting mechanisms;

Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the means to operate the zero stop pawlin row I by certain keys of row .3.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the feeding and ejecting mechanisms andthe means for controlling the operation thereof.

Fig. '7 is a detail of the mechanism for actuating the means forcontrolling the operation of the feeding and ejecting mechanisms.

Fig. 8 is a detail of the actuating means for the ejecting mechanism,together with a portion of the mechanism for controlling the operationthereof.

Figs. 9 and 10 combined constitute a top plan view of the ejectingmechanism.

Fig. 11 is a disunited perspective view of the mechanism for controllingthe operation of that portion of the feeding mechanism which feeds theslip into the ejecting chute.

Fig. 12 is a detail perspective view of one of the ejecting devices.

Fig. 13 shows a portion of the joint control mechanism fordifferentially adjusting the means for controlling the operation of thefeeding and ejecting mechanisms.

REISSUED Fig. 14 is a side elevation of a portion of the mechanismcontrolled by the total control keys for governing the operation of thefeeding and ejecting mechanisms.

Fig. 15 is a perspective view of the receptacle for receiving theejected statements.

GENERAL Dnsomr'rron The present invention is shown embodied in a machineof the type illustrated and described in the patents hereinbeforereferred to. This machine is equipped with a column-type printer locatedin the front of the machine, said printer being adapted to print'corresponding amounts anddata on each of the different portionscomprising a statement slip.

The statement slip is manually inserted by the operator into themachine, and upon operation of the latter, the slip is automatically fedrearwardly to printing position. If entries are to be made on more thanone line of the slip, depressing the proper control key causes thestatement slip to be automatically line-spaced after the proper entrieshave been made on each of the desired lines. In the final operation,depressing the proper control key causes the slip feeding means toreturn the slip forwardly into an ejecting chute from which the ejectingmechanism ejects the slip.

In the process of ejection, the slip is inverted or turned facedownwardly and deposited in a receptacle located at the front of themachine. Turning the slips face downwardly causes them to be stacked inthe receptacle in proper sequential order. If printing is to take placeonly on one line, depressing the proper control key causes the slipfeeding mechanism, immediately after the last entry is made on the oneline, to return the slip forwardly into the ejecting chute preparatoryto being ejected from the machine.

It will be understood that all the entries on a single line are notnecessarily made during one machine operation, but may be the result ofseveral machine operations. However, the slip may be line-spaced orreturned to the ejecting chute as desired, in the last of a series ofoperations, by depressing the proper control key.

Selecting mechanism, controlled by the transaction keys and total keys,and automatically controlled in certain instances, controls the slipfeeding and ejecting mechanisms.

Only the mechanism which is pertinent to the present invention will bedescribed herein, and reference may be had to the above mentionedpatents for a full understanding of the remaining mechanism of themachine.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Driving mechanism The illustrated machine embodyingthe present invention is provided with a main drive shaft 29 (Figs. 4and 13) which may be either hand or motor driven, preferably the latter.The shaft receives one complete clockwise rotation during each addingoperation and two complete clockwise rotations during total takingoperations. Each complete clockwise rotation of the shaft 20 is referredto hereinafter as a cycle of operation of the machine. The same movementimparted to the shaft 20 is, through gears 2|, 22 and 23 (Fig. 13)transmitted to a printer drive shaft 24. The shaft 24 (Figs. 4 and 6),in turn, operates the slip feeding and ejecting mechanisms, as will behereinafter described in detail.

Keyboard The keyboard of the present machine is shown in diagrammaticform in Fig. 1 and is especially arranged for use in connection withsystems em ployed by public utility companies. Located at the extremeright on the keyboard is a row of total control keys 25, to control thereading and resetting of various totalizers and also exercise controlover the operation of the slip feeding and ejecting mechanisms. Next tothe left are rows of transaction or totalizer selecting keys 26, 21 and28 for selecting the various totalizers for operation. In addition, thekeys 26 and 28 also control the operation of the slip feeding andejecting mechanisms.

There are also included a plurality of banks of amount keys 29 forentering various amounts into the machine. Arranged to the left of thekeys 29 are two banks of date or code keys 30, used for controlling theprinting mechanism in printing dates and code numbers. Such code numbersare used to designate different rates charged to the various consumers,such rates being based upon the amount of electricity and gas which theyconsume. The keys are all supported in the usual key frames 3| (Fig. 4)supported on rods 32 and 33 carried by the machine side frames 34, onlyone of which is partially shown.

Differential mechanism The differential mechanism associated with thebanks of amount keys 29 is substantially the same as that shown in theArnold and Shipley patents above referred to and has not been shown inthis case.

The differential mechanism in the first control bank or row I, which iscontrolled by the keys and certain of the keys 28 of row 3, isillustrated in Fig. 4 and will be briefly described, as it is similar tothe control differentials illustrated and described in the previouslymentioned Shipley Patent No. 1,916,535.

The drive shaft 20 carries a pair of earns for operating a lever 4|connected by a link 42 to the usual driving segment 43. The drivingsegment 43 and other parts of the differential mechanism are supportedby a rod 44.

Clockwise movement of the driving segment 43, through the usual latch 45carried by a differentially adjustable arm 46 supported by the rod 44,rocks the arm 46 clockwise until the forward end of the latch 45contacts whichever of the' keys 26 are depressed, at which time thelatch is separated from the driving segment permitting the arm 46 toremain in the position to which it has been driven under control of thedepressed key 26.

The differential arm 46 carries the usual minimum,movement beam 41connected to a link 48 connected to an arm 49 loose on a shaft 50supported by the frames 34. A link 5| connects the arm 49 with'a segment52 secured to'a shaft 53 carriedby the frames 34. The segment 52, bymeans not shown, sets a symbol type wheel to print on an audit strip asdisclosed in the Arnold patent.

The shaft 53, through means to be later considered in detail, operatescertain control means in the printer depending upon the type of entrybeing made on the statement slip.

The usual zero stop pawl 54 is carried by the frame 3| to cooperate withan arm 55 supported by the rod 44 and has a slot to cooperate with a pin56 of the latch 45 whereby when none of the keys 25 are depressed thelatch 45 is disconnected by the driving segment 43 so that thedifferential mechanism is stopped in the zero posi tion.

Under certain conditions it is necessary to control this differentialmechanism of Fig. 4, which it will be recalled is located in row I, bycertain of the keys 28 in row 3.

Associated with the "single amount key 28 of row 3 is a lever 51 havinga node 58 by means of which the lever 51 is rocked counter-clockwise bydepression of this key. Connected to the lever 51 is a link 59 pivotedto an arm 68 of a yoke 6i having an arm 62 adapted to cooperate with alug 63 on a plate 64 integral with the differential arm 46. The lug 63is in such a position that when the arm 46 is driven by the means abovedescribed, said arm 46 adjusts the shaft 53 to the ninth position tocontrol the slip feeding mechanism as will be hereinafter described.

When the yoke 6| is rocked by depression of the single amount key 28, itrocks an arm 65 counterclockwise thus moving a slide 66 forwardly which,by its contact with a pin 61 on the zero stop pawl 54, moves the latterinto an ineffective position so that the differential will be controlledby the depressed key 28 instead of by the zero stop pawl 54.

A lever 68 is also located in row 8 and has nodes 69 and 18 whichcooperate with the multiple amount and arrears keys 28 respectively, andis rocked counterclockwise different distances due to the shapes of thenodes 69 and 10. This lever 68 is connected by a link 1! to an arm (likethe arm 65) of a yoke 12 which has an arm 13 carrying a stop 14 adaptedto cooperate with lugs 15 and 16 of a plate 1.1 also integral with thedifferential arm 46.

In case of the depression of the multiple amount key 28, the node 69 isshaped so as to move the arm 13 one step to position the stop 14 in thepath of the lug 15 thus causing the differential arm 46 to adjust theshaft 53 to the sixth position to control the printer feeding mechanismas will be later mentioned.

When the arrears key 28 is depressed, the node 18 is of such a shapethat the arm 19 positions the stop 14 in the path of the lug 16 wherebythe diiferential arm 46 adjusts the shaft 58 to the eighth position tocontrol the printer feeding mechanism as will be also hereinaftermentioned.

When the yoke 12 is moved by either the multiple amount or "arrears key28, it rocks the arm 65 counter-clockwise whereby the slide 66 moves thezero stop pawl 54 to an ineffective position to permit the diii'erentialto be adjusted under control of certain keys.

Upon depression of the "consumption service key 28 of row 3, neither ofthe levers 51 nor 68 is moved and therefore'the zero stop pawl 54remains in its effective position to control the differential mechanismto be stopped at zero, whereby the printer is appropriately controlledas will be hereinafter described.

The credits" key 28 cooperates with a node 96 on the lever 51. This node96 causes the arm 62 to be positioned in the path of a lug 91 on theplate 64 to control the adjustment of the differential arm 46 whereby itwill be stopped in the second position to control the printer feedingmechanism.

It will thus be seen from the above that no matter which one of thetransaction keys 26 or 28 is depressed, the differential mechanism forcontrolling the operation of the slip feeding and Printing mechanism Theprinting mechanism used in connection with the present invention is ofthe column printer type shown in the above mentioned Arnold patent andprints the same amounts and other data in various columns. The amountkeys 29 differentially control segments 18 (Fig. 4). The method ofdriving the columns of type wheels 19 (only one of which is shown), fromthe differentially positioned segments 18 is by means of ring gears 88having external and internal teeth. These gears 88 are positioned bytheir external teeth, and pinions 8| driven by the internal teethoperate square shafts 82 carrying similar pinions, one for each columnin which printing is to be duplicated. The latter pinions drive gears(not shown)- which drive type wheels 19. This method of driving typewheels is fully disclosed in United States Patent No. 1,693,279, issuedNovember 27, 1927, to Walter J. Kreider, and reference may be hadthereto for a full understanding of the same.

To print from the type wheels upon the slip I of Fig. 2, there isprovided a group of impression hammers 83 (Fig. 6) only one of which isshown.

Feeding mechanisms In the instant machine, statement slips (Fig. 2) arepresented to a line-spacing and feeding means by the operator. At thebeginning of a machine operation the slip is advanced by saidline-spacing and feeding means so that the first printing line thereonis alined with the impression hammers 99. The entries on one linegenerally consist of the result of several machine operations. Beforereleasing the machine for the last operation on the first line, that is,the printing of the amount based on consumption, the operator ascertainswhether or not the slip is to be line-spaced. If so, depressing the"multiple amoun key 28 (Fig. 1) conditions the linespacing and feedingmeans to line-space the slip during the initial part of the succeedingoperation. If the slip is not to be line-spaced, depressing the "singleamount key 28, in the amount entering operation, for the first line ofprinting causes the slip, after the desired printing is made thereon, tobe fed forwardly by said linespacing and feeding means into a positionto be fed, by another feeding means, into an ejecting chute. The slipejecting mechanism then ejects the slip from the chute face downwardlyinto a suitable receptacle located in the front of the machine.

The line-spacing and feeding means will now be described in detail.Journaled in printer frames 83, 84, 85 and 86 (Figs. 6, 9 and 10), is ashaft 81, having secured thereon a pair of linespacing and feeding discs88, having formed in the periphery thereof right-angled cuts 89. Theabrupt vertical surfaces of cuts 89 in the discs 88 and a pair of arms98 (Figs. 6, 9 and 10) secured to the shaft 81, form locating stops fora statement slip 90 (Fig. 2) when the latter is manually inserted intothe machine. Cooperating with each of the discs 88 is a pressure rollerSI carried by an arm 92 pivoted to a bracket 93 secured to a base plate94 of the machine. Torsion springs 95 are tensioned to maintain theperipheries of the rollers ill in cooperative relation with theperipheries of the discs 88. The cuts 89 in the discs 88 providesufficient clearance between the latter and the pressure rollers 9| topermit the insertion of the slip 90 before operating the machine.

Upon operation of the machine, the discs 88 are rotated clockwise, tofeed the inserted slip 90 rearwardly into the proper position forprinting on the first printing line thereof, by a cam disc IOI (Fig. 4)through means which will now be described.

The cam IOI is secured to the shaft 24 and receives one completeclockwise rotation during each adding operation and two completeclockwise rotations during each total taking operation, When the camrotates, the periphery of the cam IOI coacts with a roller I02 carriedby an arm I04 and rocks the latter in a clockwise direction. The arm I04is pivoted on a stud I05 carried by the frame 84, and carries a stud I06which projects through a slot I01 formed in a slide I08. A spring I(Figs. 4 and 9) constantly urges the arm I04 counter-clockwise. Theslide I08 (Figs. 3 and 4) is mounted for reciprocating movement by meansof parallel slots formed therein, which coact with rollers IIO loose onstuds III mounted in the frame 84.

It will thus be seen that the when the arm I04 is given its clockwisemovement, as just described, it will likewise shift the slide I08 to theleft (Figs. 3 and 4). Such shifting movement of the slide I08 istransmitted, by means to be presently described, to a rack I I2 engaginga gear I I3 secured to the shaft 53 to actuate the feeding disc 88clockwise to feed the inserted slip 90 rearwardly to the proper printingposition. The rack H2 is also mounted for reciprocating movement bymeans of parallelslots H4 and H5 which coact with the rollers I I0 onthe studs II I.

The lower edge of the rack I I2 has teeth I I6 cooperating with pawl II1pivoted on a stud H8 in the frame 84. The pawl I I1 has a stud I I9cooperating with a bifurcated link I pivoted to a lever I2I loose on ashaft I22. The lever I2I is flexibly connected by a spring I23 to an armI24 secured on the shaft I22. A stud I25 of the arm I24 maintains saidarm and the lever I2I in their normal positions under the influence ofthe spring I23. A spring I26 urges the pawl H1 in a clockwise direction.

Secured to the side of the rack H2 is a plate I21 having teeth I28adapted to cooperate with a pawl I29 pivoted on the slide I08. Normallythe pawl I20 is held in contact with a shoulder I30 of the plate I21 bya spring I3I.

Also pivoted on the stud II8 (Figs. 3 and 4) is a spring operated pawlI32 cooperating with a link I33 connected to a lever I34 loose on theshaft I22. The pawl I32 cooperates with a shoulder I35 of the slide I08after the same has been moved to the left as will be later described. Aspring I36 normal'y holds the lever I34 in contact with a stud I31 of anarm I38 secured to the shaft I22. Pivoted to the lever I34 is a feelerI39 having fingers I40 and MI cooperating with selecting discs I42 andI43. The selecting disc I43 is secured to a shaft I44 and the disc I42is loose on the shaft and has secured thereto a. gear I45 meshing with agear I46 secured to a shaft I41.

Referring to Fig. 4, the lever I2I has a feeler I48 with fingers I49 andI50 cooperating with selecting discs I5I and I52. The disc I52 issecured to the shaft I44 and the disc I5I is loose thereon and hassecured to the side thereof a gear I53 meshing with a gear I54 securedto the shaft I41. A stud I55 prevents the fingers of the feelers I39 andI48 from stumbling on the mutilated edges of the selecting discs whenthe parts are in their normal positions To rock the shaft I22 at theproper time so that the feelers may cooperate with the selecting discs,the shaft has secured thereto an arm I8I (Figs. 7 and 10) connected to apitman I62 having a roller I63 cooperating with a cam race I64 of a boxcam I65 secured to the printer drive shaft 24.

The race I64 rocks the shaft I22 counter-clockwise and then clockwise toits normal position once during each cycle of operation of the machine.

The means for adjusting the selecting discs I43 and I52 to control theline spacing and feeding means is operated by the differential mechanismof Fig. 4. It has been described how the shaft 53 is differentiallypositioned. Secured to this shaft 53 (Fig. 13) is a segment I10 meshingwith a gear I1I on a stud I12. The gear I1I meshes with a gear I13secured to the shaft I44.

Since the feeding control discs I43 and I52 are secured to the shaft I44it will be clear that said discs are adjusted under the control of thetransaction keys.

The discs I42 and I5I of Figs. 3 and 4 are adjusted by the usual totalcontrol plate I (Fig. 14) which has pivoted thereto a link I8I connectedto an arm I82 fastened on the shaft 50. Also secured to the shaft 50 isa segment I83 meshing with a gear I84 loose on the stud I12. The gearI84 meshes with the gear I85 secured to a gear I86 meshing with a gearI81 fastened to the shaft I41.

Movement of the total control plate I80 ad justs the shaft I41 accordingto the position in which said plate is set under control of the keys 25(Fig. 1) whereby the gears I46 and I54 adjust the discs I42 and I5Iduring total taking operations.

Upon release of the machine for operation, the clockwise movement of theshaft 24 causes the cam IOI (Fig. 4) to move the arm I04 clockwise toshift the slide I08 to the left whereupon the pawl I29 by its contactwith the surface I30 of the plate I21 moves the rack H2 in unison withthe slide. After the cam IOI moves the slide I08 and rack II2 to theleft their full distance, the retaining pawl I32 engages the projectionI35 of the slide I08 and the pawl II1 engages the first of the series ofteeth I I6 .of the rack I I2 to retain the slide I08 and rack I I2 intheir moved positions.

Such movement of the rack I I2 rotates the gear H3 and feeding disc 88clockwise which in cooperation with the pressure rolls 9I feeds the slip90 to the right until the first printing space thereon is alined withthe impression hammers 83.

Immediately after the rack H2 and slide I08 receive their full movementto the left, the discs I43 and I5I are positioned so that there are nonotches opposite the fingers of the feelers I38 and I48, thus blockingany counter-clockwise movement of the levers I2I and I34. Conselidarc/aces quently, any, movement of the arms M8 and E38 by the cam I65flexes the springs H23 and H36 and therefore there will be no feeding ofthe slip 9d during the printing thereon of data representing the presentreading, the previous reading, the consumption and code which must beprinted on one line.

When there is no further printing to take place than that which is onthe first line of the slip, as viewed in Fig. 2, and during theoperation in which the amount is printed thereon, the discs (I l?) andiii? are adjusted under control of the single amount key 28 to positiona low spot on each disc M3 and H52 opposite the fingers l ll and. lwhereby the pawls ill and (132 may be disengaged from the teeth lit andshoulder respectively, thus permitting the spring M9 to restore theslide Hi3 to its normal position and permitting the spring to restorethe rack M2 to its normal position. During such movement of the rack M2,the discs compression rolls ill and the arms 98 feed the slip 9 9 to theleft into a position to he engaged by another slip feeding mechanism tobe later described which latter feeding mechanism feeds the slip into aposition to he ejected from the machine.

a more detailed operation of the mechanism, reference may he had to theabove mentioned Arnold patent.

the above operation, that is, when p on only a single line of the slip,the macl he is released during the printing of the arno the singleamount key 28 as stated above.

When it is necessary to print data on successive lines of the slip ittakes three erations of the machine to print the pres c reading, theprevious reading, the code and uhe consumption data. During theseoperations the slip is not fed. Upon the printing of the first amount inthe "first line, the machine is release by the use of the multipleamount which controls the differential mechanism or i so that the discM3 is set so that a notch is opposite the finger H ll. Now upon clockisemovement of the shaft 022, the arm H38 moves the lever 93counter-clockwise to disengage the pawl 132 from the projection 035,thus slide [188 is free to follow the cam llll back to normal positlon.The movement of the slide lllil does not affect the rack H2 whichremains in its moved position, where it is held by the pawl ill]. in thefirst part of the succeeding operation and prior to the time that animpression is taken, the slide tilt is again moved forward by the camHill whereupon the pawl H29 engages the first of the several teeth H28whereby the rack M2 is moved one step to line space the slip 90. Thepawl ll'l now engages the second tooth l l! of the rack M2 to retain. itin such position. This step by step movement of the rack continues, onestep for each operation, to feed the slip 90 step by step, until theitems are all printed. To print the amount due, the total bill key 25 ispressed, which through the discs I42 and I! (Figs. 3 and 4) controls thefeeding disc 88 to feed the slip into a position to be operated upon byanother feeding mechanism to be hereinafter described.

After all of the necessary data has been printed on the slip 90 it, asabove described, is fed forwardly by the feeding discs 88 and arms 98into a position to be fed still further by a second feeding means whichfeeds it into position to be ejected from the machine. Said feedingmeans will now be described.

Feeding rolls 2! Figs. 6, 9 and are secured on a shaft 202, suitablymounted in the frames 83 to 86 inclusive. The rollers 200 are actuatedby a cam (Fig. 6) secured on the shaft 28 to receive a completeclockwise rotationduring each cycle of operation of the machine. Duringeach clockwise movement, the cam 22% coacts with the roller 20d (Fig. 9)carried by an arm 2%, loosely mounted on a stud carried by the frame833, and rocks said arm Elli) counter-clockwise. A link till (Fig. 9connects the lower end of the arm Bill; to a gear segment soc, freelymounted on a stud (hi9 carried by the frame A spring Elli, stretchedbetween a stud ill on the link illll and a stud 292 in the frame 88,normally maintains the roller 2% in cooperative relation with the earn283 ds tc hold the link 2M in its full inc gear al gear 2l6 secured tolin ollers Bill. It will h n the 93,

es the seg l e. ejecting chute zlll secured 1;-cunted in the frames G land s 10) y r, order for the rollers Elli to he thus err 28?, pin.essure rollers (Figs. 9, ll) and 11) must first be moved down to gripthe slip 39 between themselves and the rollers The pressure rollers 229are secured on a shaft and are moved into and out of cooperativerelation with the feeding rollers by a pair of earns and (Figs. 6 and 9)through means which will now he described.

The cams 223 and 226 are secured to the shaft 2 3 and receive a completeclockwise rotation during each cycle rd operation of the machine. Saidcams and 22d coact with rollers 225 and 22%, respectively, carried by abell crank 22'! pivoted on a rod 228 carried by the frames 82 to 88inclusive. The cams 223 and 224 are of irregular shape for the purposeof rocking the bell crank 22l first clockwise and then counterclockwiseduring each cycle of operation of the machine.

The bell crank 22l is connected by a link 229 to an arm 23!] secured toa shaft 23! journaled in the frames 83 to 86 inclusive. The movement ofthe bell crank 22'l is, through the 1ink229, transmitted to the shaft23l. Secured on the shaft 23l is a pair of supporting arms 232 (only oneof which is shown), which participates in the different movementsimparted to the shaft 23! The supporting arms 232 normally serve,through means to be presently described, to maintain the shaft 222 in anelevated position so that the pressure rollers 22! are out ofcooperative hrs in feeding the slip into the chute relation with theirassociated feeding rollers 20! (Fig. 11) The shaft 222 is rotatablymounted in two yokes 24! (Figs. 7, 8 and 9) which are bifurcated tostraddle the shaft 202.

Associated with the left-hand yoke 24! (Figs. 6, 9 and 10) is a plate242 mounted for vertical movement by means of slots 243 and 244 (Figs. 6and 11) which coact with the shaft 202 and a stud 245, respectively. Thestud 245 is carried by the frame 84. The plate 242 is urged downwardlyby the spring 246 but is normally restrained from doing so by a surface241 on the supporting arm 232 bearing against the stud 248 on the plate242. Associated with the right-hand yoke 24l (Fig. 10) is a plate 249,which is like the plate- 242 and which functions in the same manner.Thus, the arms 232 normally maintain the plates 242 and 249 in theirelevated positions to hold the shaft 222 in an elevated position so thatthe pressure rollers 22! are out of cooperative relation with thefeeding rollers 20!.

The yokes 24! each rest on a pair of studs 252 and 253 (Fig. 6) carriedby the plate 242 and the plate 246 (Figs. 9 and 10) Hooked over thesides of the yokes 24! are projections 254 and 255 (Figs. 6, 9, 10 and11) formed on levers 256 and 251 pivotally mounted on studs 258 and 258,respectively, carried by the plates 242 and 248. The rear end of eachlever 256 is bifurcated to embrace a stud 260 on each lever 251, whilesprings 26! (Figs. 6, 9 and 10), stretched between pins 262 and 263 onthe levers 256 and 251, respectively, force the projections 254 and 255to hold the lower sides of the yokes 24! down against the studs 252 and253. Therefore, the yokes 24! follow the plates 242 and 249 in theirdownward and upward movements.

The particular means just described for holding the yokes 24!, shaft 222and feeding rollers 22!, in cooperative relation with the plates 242 and249, was designed to facilitate the removal to change printing ribbons.Each lever 256 has an extension 264, which may be grasped to manuallyrock the levers 256 counter-clockwise to remove the projections 254 fromthe side of the yokes 24!. The levers 256, during such counterclockwisemovement, will through their toggle connections with the levers 251 rockthe levers 251 clockwise to remove the projections 255 from the otherside of the yokes 24!. With both sets of projections 254 and 255 thusmoved away from the yokes 24!, the latter, together with the shaft 222and pressure rollers 22!, are free to be lifted out of the machine as asingle unit.

When the supportfig arms 232 are rocked counter-clockwise, as previouslydescribed, the surfaces 241 thereof will be removed from beneath thestuds 248 in the plates 242 and 249 to allow the springs 246 to draw theplates 242 and 249 and yokes 24! downwardly to bring the pressurerollers 22! into cooperative relation with the feeding rollers 20!. Thisrenders the feeding rollers 20! effective to feed the statement slipinto the ejecting chute 2". After the slip 90 has been properly fed tothe ejecting chute, the supporting arms 232 are rocked clockwise tonormal position, as previously described. During such clockwise movementof the arms 232, cam surfaces 264 on the arms coact with the studs 248to cam the plates 242 and 249 upwardly to their normal elevatedpositions, whereupon said plates, through the yokes 24!, raise thepressure rollers 22! to their normal ineffective positions.

To insure that the slip 90 is fed, by the rollers 20! and 22!, into theejecting chute 2!!, and not out through the opening above the top edgeof the chute, a guide plate 265 (Figs. 6, 9 and 10) is pivoted by ears266 on a rod 261 supported by the frames 84 to 86. The plate 265 hassecured thereto clips 268 partially surrounding the shaft 222.

When the shaft 222 is lowered, as above described, to bring the rollers22! into contact with the slip 90 to feed the same, the guide plate 285is rocked counter-clockwise about the rod 281 to close the opening abovethe upper edge of the chute 2I1, whereby the slip 90 is guided into thechute 2!1 by the rollers 20! and 22! preparatory to being ejected, bymeans to be later described.

Means is provided for controlling the operation of the feeding rollers20! so that the latter will not feed the inserted slip 90 to theejecting chute 2!1 until after all of the desired data have been printedon said slip and the slip is fed forwardly by the feeding disc 88, aspreviously described. This means includes notched discs 214 and 215(Figs. 6, 7 and 8) similar to the discs !5! and !52 previouslydescribed. The disc 214 is secured to the shaft I44 and isdifferentially adjusted under control of the transaction keys 26 and 28.The disc 215 is loose on the shaft 144 and has secured thereto a gear216 meshing with a gear 211 secured to the shaft !41 which is adjustedunder control of the total control keys 25.

Associated with the discs 214 and 215 is an arm 218 secured to the shaftI22. A stud 213 in the arm 218 is held against a lever 280 by a spring219. The lever 280 is loose on the shaft !22 and carries a stud 28!contacted by a finger 282 of a pawl 283 pivoted on a stud 284 (Figs. 6to 10) carried by the frame 83. A light spring 285 holds the finger 282against the stud 28!.

The lever 280 has pivotally mounted thereon a feeler 281 having fingers288 and 289 adapted to coact with the peripheries of the discs 214 and215, respectively. The finger 288 normally coacts with the disc 214,while the finger 289 is normally out of cooperative relation with thedisc 215. When the link 201 (Fig. 6) is moved to the right by the cam203, as previously described, to rock the segment 208 clockwise, a stud290 on the link 201 rides along the underside of the pawl 283 and rocksthe latter counter-clockwise against the action of the spring 285, untilsaid stud clears a shoulder 29! on said pawl 283. The pawl 283 is thenrocked clockwise by the spring 285 to place the shoulder 29! in front ofthe stud 290 to prevent the return movement of the link 201, under theaction of the spring 2l0. This maintains the segment 208 in the positionto which it was moved during the movement of the link 201 towards theright, thereby preventing the rollers 20! from rotatingcounter-clockwise to feed the slip 90 into the ejecting chute 2!!. Therollers 20! are thus rendered ineffective until all of the desired datahave been printed on the sl p 90 and the latter is fed forwardly by thefeeding disc 88.

Assuming that the machine is printing a slip 90 having several lines ofdata such as shown in Fig. 2, the above mechanism prevents the feedingrollers 20! and 22! from feeding the slip into the ejecting chute duringthe printing of the first three lines.

When the operator is ready to print the last line, he depresses thetotal bill key 25 (Fig. 1) whereupon the machine goes through the usualtotal operation during which time the disc 214 (Figs. 6 to 8) ispositioned under control of the total bill key so that a low spot of theperiphery of said disc is opposite the feeler finger 288.

It will be remembered that the feeding segment 2% and its operating link201 are held in their operated positions by the pawl 283.

During this total operation when the shaft I122 and the arm 218 arerocked counter-clockwise by the cam i655, the spring 2719 rocks thelever 2W clockwise since there is a low spot on the periphcry of thedisc 2% opposite the finger Conse uently the stud 2m in the lever 2stthrough its contact with the flngerfitd of the pawl rocks said pawlcounter-clockwise and disengages the shoulder 29!! from the stud 2% onthe link 2071 whereupon the spring 2W, which was held under tension bythe pawl drives the linlr Bill to the left under control of the cam androcks the feeding segment counter-clockwise which rapidly rotates thefeed'rollers 2M and "226 to feed the slip 9t into the ejecting chute2917 to be ejected by means to be hereinafter described.

The tension rollers 220, as above described, were moved downwardly topress the slip against the feed rollers 2% prior to the above operation.

when a slip is being printed which requ res only one line of printingwhich as above stated requires several operations, then for lastoperation during which time the amount is pr nted. the machine isreleased by depression of the gle amount lrey During this operation,this lzey controls the differential mechanism of whereby a notch isopposite the feeler finger so that the pawl may release its shoulder 29Hfrom the l nk dill to permit the spring 25S under control or" the cam tofeed the slip into the ejecting chute 2 ii preparatory to its beingfinally ejected from the machine.

Eyectz'ng mechanism The ejecting mechanism includes a plurality ofejector driving arms 3M (Figs. 6, 9, l and 12) secured on a shaft 332,mounted in the 33 to 85. Each arm dill has two flanges which help guidethe slp While being ejected. .elssociated with each of the arms Bill isan ejector arm ililil bifurcated to slide upon a hub of the arm 3M. Eacharm Std has a slot through which projects a stud 3% carried by itsassociated arm 363i. Each arm 3% has a channel bar Stl to hold anejecting block 3938 made of rubber or some other suitable resilientmaterial. The driving arm 38!! has a recess 309 to fac litateassembling. A tension spring 3% connected to a stud 300 on the arm 304and a stud M2 on its associated arm 30f normally maintains the stud 3%against the upper end wall of the slot 305, as viewed in Fig. 6, thusholding the arm 3% in a position where the ejecting block 308 will coactw th a statement slip of very thin paper stock. The resilient mountingof the arm 304 makes it self-adjusting for ejecting with an equal degreeof efficiency statement slips of variable thicknesses. The outersurfaces of the blocks 308 are slightly curved to contact theslips-throughout the entire surfaces of said blocks.

The arms 304 are rocked in both directions by the arms 30l through thestuds 306 n the arms 30! and the slots 305 in the arms 304. The meansfor actuating the arms 30! will be presently described.

The ejecting arms 304 and ejecting blocks 308 arearrapged in cooperativerelation with a plurality of slots 303 (Figs. 9 and 10) located in theejecting chute 2H. The purpose of this arrangement is to enable theejecting blocks 308 to exert greater pressure on the slip 9d thusinsuring its ejection from the machine.

The ejecting arms 3M and shaft 302 (Figs. 6 and 8) are actuated by a cam322i secured to the shaft 2 3. The cam 32H receives one completeclockwise rotation during each cycle of operation of the machine. Duringsuch movement the periphery of the cam 32H coacts with the roller 322carried by an arm pivoted on the stud 205, to rock the said armcounter-clockwise. The arm ispivoted to a slide 325. A spring connectedto a stud on the slide 326 and to the in) jects the shaft 3%. Secur d toone side of the slide 325 is a reel; which meshes with a gear secured tothe shaft When the arm is rocked counter-clockwise it moves the slide 32to the right (Figs. 6 and 8) against the action a spring and rotates thegear 329 and shaft in a clockwise direction. Such clockwise movement ofthe shaft rcclrs the ejector drivarms 3M and the ejector arms 3%clockwise position in which they retained by means described until afterre feeding rollers 2M 5223 ave fed the 2 H. The arrn M e then releasedto the action of the spring i 'iereupon the ejector arms Silt c the slip9-3 to eject it from the machine. r the ejector arms 38 1 have beenrocked cloc use, as above described, the means for rethem in such movedposition until the feeding rollers Edi and 225! have fed the slip tilinto the chute 2371, includes a latch (Figs. 8 and 9) rigidly secured tothe side of the pawl 283. The latch 339 has a shoulder 336, which isadapted to coact with a stud carried by the slide 32 3. l /hen the slide32 3 is shifted to the right (Fig. 3) by the cam 32 i, the stud ridesalong theunderside of the latch and cams the latter, the pawlcoircter-clockwise against the action of the spring When the stud Eli-l2clears the shoulder the latch 3% is rocked clockwise by the spring 283and positions the shoulder to the left of the stud 332 and thus holdsthe slide 32 1 and arms Eltl and Silt in their clockwise moved positionsduring operations of the machine necessary to print data previous toprinting the final amount of the bill.

When the pawl 283' is rocked counter-clockwise under the control of thedisc 21M or 2715, as previously described, the latch 3% is likewiserocked counter-clockwise to remove the shoulder 33! from the path ofthettud 332, thus permitting the slide 32 3 to be returned to the leftby the spring 325 under the control of the cam 32! The cam 32B is soshaped that it will not permit the slide 324 to be returned by thespring 325, as just mentioned, until after the feeding rollers 2M and 2Mhave completed the operation of feeding the slip 90 into the ejectingchute 2| I. When the slide 324 is moved to its home position, it rocksejector driving arms l and the ejector arms 304 counter-clockwisewhereupon the blocks 30? coact with the slip 90 to feed it out of theejector chute 2 I1 and deposit it face-downwardly slip 98 into theejector chute in a receptacle located in front of the machine.

Receptacle The receptacle used for receiving the ejected slips is shownin Figs. 6 and 15. This receptacle includes a bottom plate 34I which hasits right and left-hand ends bent at right angles to form sides 342,which are secured to the frames 84 and 86. Only one of the sides 342 isshown (Fig. 6). The rear edge of the plate 34I is also bent to form aback 343. The rear bottom edge of the receptacle rests upon a ledge 344secured to the base 94. The front center portion of a plate 34I is cutaway to facilitate the removal of the slips from the receptacle. A pairof springpressed retaining arms 345 and 34B are hinged to a guard 341carried by a cross-bar 340, supported by the frames 84 and 86, andnormally serve to maintain the proper stacking of the ejected slips 90in the receptacle. A tie-bar 340 connects the arms 345 and 346 so thatmovement of one will move the other when the operator wishes to removeany or all slips from the receptacle.

A suitable cabinet or casing, only apart of which is shown at 350 (Fig.6), covers the mechanisms described to protect them from dirt andunauthorized manipulation. Suitable doors under lock and key arearranged in convenient locations for proper inspection of themechanisms.

Operation A brief description will now be given of the operationsnecessary to print the data shown on the slip illustrated in Fig. 2.

A slip 90 is manually inserted into the printing mechanism until it isarrested by the stop arms 98. During the first operation the slip 90 isfed to the right by the discs 88 and SI to position it in line toreceive the first printing impression. The code number 11 is then setkeys.

up on the keys 30, the present reading of 77,800" is set up on theamount keys 29, and the present key 26 is depressed, the latter causingthe machine to be released for operation. The keys 30 and 29 causeprinting wheels 19 associated therewith to be adjusted for printingnumbers corresponding to those set up on their respective The presentkey 28 controls the selection of the proper printing hammers 99 to printsaid numbers in the proper columns on the slip 90. In addition, thepresent key 26 controls the disc I 43 (Fig. 3) whereby the pawl I32retains the slide I 08 in its moved position, thereby maintaining theslip 90 in position for further printing on the same line during thenext operation of the machine.

After this first operation of the machine, the operator sets up on theamount keys 29 the previous reading of 77,700 and depresses the"previous key 26. Inthe same manner as above described, said number isprinted in the proper columns on the slip 90 and the latter is retainedin position for further printing on the same line.

For the third operation, the amount of consumption, which is 100, isthen set up on the amount keys 29, and the consumed service key 28 isdepressed, causing such amount to be printed in the proper columns ofthe slip 30 which is still held for further printing on the first line.

For the fourth operation, the operator depresses the Jan. key 30 forprinting the month of the year, and the proper amount keys 29, forsetting up the cost of service consumed, amounting in th s instance to$3.50," and also depresses the multiple amount key 28. The month andamount are printed on the first line in the proper columns of the slip90. The multiple amount key 28 controls the adjustment of the disc I43whereby the pawl I32 is disengaged from the shoulder I35 (Fig. 3) thuspermitting the slide I08 to return to normal position. Now during thefirst part of the subsequent operation the pawl I29 (Fig. 4) engages thefirst tooth I28 and moves the rack II2 to feed the slip one step to theright. The pawl II'I then engages the second tooth I I8 to retain theslip in position to,

receive the next print. This pawl III is not released from the rack II2because the disc I52 (Fig. 4) has no low spot positioned opposite thefinger I50 when the multiple amount key 28 is depressed.

For the fifth operation, the amount of arrears, in this exampleamounting to $1.50, is set up on the amount keys 29 and the arrears key28 depressed. During the first part of this operation the slide I08moves the rack II2 one step to feed the slip to position it to receivethe print- 1 ing of the amount 1.50. The arrears key 28 controls thediscs I43 and I52 to cause the slip 90 to be fed another step during thefirst part of the next operation.

For the sixth operation the credit amount of $4.00 is then set up on theamount keys 28 and the credit key 28 depressed and the slip 90 is fed asabove stated to position it to receive the print 4.00." During thisoperation the credit key 28 controls the feeding mechanism in the samemanner above described to cause the slip 90 to be fed another line-spaceduring the first part of the next operation of the machine.

To obtain the amount due, in this case $1.00, the operator depresses thetotal bill key 25. The machine performs the necessary calculations andfeeds the slip 90 to print the amount due in the proper line on theslip. In addition, the total bill key 25 controls the adjustment of thedisc I5I to cause the pawls Ill and I32 to be rocked out of cooperativerelation with the rack H2 and slide I08 respectively so that during thesecond cycle of this operation, which is a total taking operation, theslip 90 will be fed to the left into a position to be fed further intothe ejecting chute 2" as the rack H2 is returned to the right to itsnormal position by the spring I03.

The pressure rollers 22I are then moved downwardly into cooperativerelation with the feeding rollers 20I and the guide plate 265 is rockeddown into a position to guide the slip into the chute 2I'I. The feedingrollers 20I which have been withheld from operation during the severalprinting operations, by the pawl 283 are then rotated counter-clockwiseto feed the slip 90 into the ejecting chute 2 I1.

As soon as the slip 90 has been fed into the chute 2|! by the rollers20I and HI the ejecting arms 304 are rocked counter-clockwise and theblocks 308 coact with the slip 90 and eject it from the machine,depositing it face-downwardly in the receptacle illustrated in Figs. 6and 15.

Regardless of the thickness of the slip 80, the ejecting arms 304 will,due to the resilient mounting afforded them by the springs 3I0, performwith an equal degree of efliciency in ejecting the slip from the machineand depositing it face downwardly in the receptacle.

The credit balance key 26 is used as the final operation release key inplace of the total bill key when the amount of the credit exceeds thesum of the current amount and the amount of arrears.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirablyadapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understoodthat it is not intended to confine the invention to the form orembodiment herein disclosed, for it is suceptible of embodiment invarious forms all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What is claimed is:

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means to makeimpressions on record material; means to feed the record material to theprinting line and reversely feed the same; another feeding means to feedsaid record material in the last mentioned direction; ejecting means toeject the record material from the machine after it has been fed by thelast mentioned feeding means; and means to control the eifectivity ofboth feeding means and the ejecting means.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means to makeimpressions on record material; means to feed the record material to theprinting line and reversely feed the same; another feeding means to feedsaid record material in the last mentioned direction; ejecting means toeject the record material from the machine after it has been fed by thelast mentioned feeding means; a plurality of manipulative controldevices; and means controlled thereby for controlling the operation ofthe last mentioned feeding means and said ejecting means.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means to makeimpressions on record material; means to feed the record material to theprinting line and reversely feed the same; another feeding means to feedsaid record material in the last mentioned direction, ejecting means toeject the record material from the machine after it has been fed by thelast mentioned feeding means; a device common to and associated with thelast mentioned feeding means and the ejecting means to retain saidfeeding means and ejecting means each in a position to be actuated tofeed and eject the record material; and a plurality of manipulativedevices to control the eifectivity of said device.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a pluralityof manipulative control devices; means to make impressions on recordmaterial; means to feed the record material into a position to receivesaid impressions and to reversely feed said material after saidimpressions have been made; a second feeding means to feed said materialstill further in the reverse direction upon completion of the firstmentioned feeding; and ejecting means operable under control of saidmanipulative devices to eject and invert said record naterial uponcompletion of the second feed.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a pluralityof manipulative control devices; means to make impressions on recordmaterial; means to feed the record material into a position to receivesaid impressions and to reversely feed said material after saidimpressions have been made; a second feeding means to feed said materialstill further in the reverse direction upon completion of the firstmentioned feeding; means under control of said manipulative devices forcontrolling the actuation of said' second feeding means; ejecting meansto eject the record material from the machine and invert the same uponcompletion of the actuation of the second feeding means; and means undercontrol of said manipulative devices for actuating said ejecting means.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination of manipulativecontrol devices; means to make impressions upon record material; feedingmeans to feed the record material into a position to receive a pluralityof impressions, and to reversely feed said material into position toreceive further impressions or into positionto be fed still further insaid reverse direction under control of said manipulative devices; asecond feeding means only operable to feed said record material afterall impressions have been made thereon; actuating means for said secondfeeding means to determine the time of operation of said second feedingmeans; ejecting and inverting means for the record material operableonly after operation of said second feeding means; and means todetermine the time of actuation of said ejecting and inverting means.

7 In a machine of the class described, the combination of means to makea plurality of impressions on record material during a variable numberof cycles of operation of the machine; means to feed the record materialinto position to receive a plurality of impressions on a single lineduring a like number of cycles of operation of the machine, and to feedthe record material reversely to receive a plurality of impressions ondifferent lines during a like number of plurality of cycles ofoperation; a second feeding means to feed the record material in saidreverse direction at the end of a variable number of cycles ofoperation;means to eject and invert the record material during the last mentionedcycle of operation; and means to determine in which cycle of operationsaid second feeding means and the ejecting and inverting means shalloperate.

8. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means to makea plurality of impressions on recordmaterial during a variable number ofcycles of operation of the machine; means to feed the record materialinto position to receive a plurality of impressions on a single lineduring a like number of cycles of operation of the machine, and to feedthe record material reversely to receive a plurality of impressions ondifierent lines during a like number of plurality of cycles ofoperation; a second feeding means to feed the record material in saidreverse direction at the end of a variable number of cycles ofoperation; means to eject and invert the record material during the lastmentioned cycle of operation; means to determine in which cycle ofoperation said second feeding means and the ejecting and inverting meansshall operate; a plurality of manipulative control devices; meanscontrolled thereby for controlling the variable feeding of the firstmentioned feeding means; and means also controlled by said manipulativedevices for controlling said determining means.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a pluralityof manipulative control devices; means to make impressions upon recordmaterial; a first feeding means to feed said record material a constantdistance in one direction from a starting position and thereaftervariable distances in said one direction, and then back to startingposition in a reverse direction; a second feeding means to feed thematerial farther in said reverse direction; means receiving the materialfrom the second feeding means and operable to eject and invert saidmaterial after the completion of the above feeding movements of therecord material; means under control of said manipulative device forcontrolling said first feeding means; and means under control of saidmanipulative devices for controlling the second feeding means and theejecting and inverting means.

10. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means tomake impressions on record material and to feed the same into positionto receive a variable number of impressions; a feeding device adapted tobe moved into a position to feed the record material after thecompletion of any variable number of impressions made thereon; means forlatching said feeding device in said position; means to release saidlatching means to feed said record material upon the completion of anyvariable number of impressions; a plurality of manipulative devices tocontrol said latch releasing means; an ejecting device normallyineffective but moved into an effective position during the making ofthe first impressions on record material; and means actuated by saidlatching means to latch said ejecting means in its moved position andretain it in said position until after the said feeding device isoperated.

11. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means tomake impressions on record material and to feed the same into positionto receive a variable number of impressions; a feeding device adapted tobe moved into a position to feed the record material after thecompletion of any variable number of impressions made thereon; a devicefor latching said feeding device in said position; means to release saidlatching device upon the completion of any variable number ofimpressions to feed said record material; a plurality of manipulativedevices; an ejecting device normally ineffective but moved into aneffective position during the making of the first impressions on recordmaterial; means actuated by said latching device to latch said ejectingmeans in its moved position and retain it in said position until afterthe said feeding de vice is operated; and means controlled by saidmanipulative devices to control the releasing of said latch device andsaid latching 'means.

12. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means tomake impressions on record material; means to feed the record materialto the printing line and reversely feed the same; a second feeding meansto feed said record material in the last mentioned direction; actuatingmeans for the second feeding means; means to drive the actuating meansand the second feeding means idly to set the same in position ready tofeed the record material; means to retain the actuating means and thesecond feeding means in said position; means to eject the recordmaterial; actuating means for the ejecting means; means to drive theactuating means idly to set the same in position ready to eject therecord material; means to retain the ejecting actuating means in saidposition; and means to control both of said retaining means:

13. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means tomake impressions on record material; means to feed the record'materialto the printing line and reversely feed the same; a second feeding meansto feed said record material in the last mentioned direction; actuatingmeans for the second feeding means; means to drive the actuating meansand the second feeding means idly to set the same in position ready tofeed the record material; means to retain the actuating means and thesecond feeding means in said position; means to eject the recordmaterial; actuating means for the ejecting means; means to drive theactuating means idly to set the same in position ready to eject therecord material; means to retain the ejecting actuating means in saidposition; means to release both of said retaining means; and means tocontrol the effectivity of said releasing means.

14. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means tomake impressions on record material; means to feed the record materialto the printing line and reversely feed the same; a feeding device tofeed said record material in the last mentioned direction; ejectingmeans to eject the record material from the machine after it has beenfed by the last mentioned feeding means; and a plurality ofdifferentially adjusting elements to control the eifectivity of saidfeeding means, said feeding device, and said ejecting means.

15. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means tomake a plurality of impressions on record material during a variablenumber of cycles of operation of the machine; means to feed the recordmaterial to the printing line and reversely feed the same; a feedingdevice to feed said record material further in the last mentioneddirection; ejecting means to eject the record material from the machine;and a plurality of manipulative devices to determine the number ofcycles of operation of the machine and to simultaneously determine inwhich of said cycles of operation the feeding means, the feeding.device, and ejecting means shall operate.

16. In a machine of the class described, the

combination of means to make a plurality of im-' pressions on recordmaterial during a variable.

number of cycles of operation of the machine; means to feed the recordmaterial to the printing line and reversely feed the same; a feedingdevice to feed said record material further in the last mentioneddirection; ejecting means to eject the record material from the machine;a plurality of manipulative devices to determine the number of cycles ofoperation of the machine; and a plurality of difierentially adjustableelements to cause said feeding means to operate during certain cycles ofoperation and to cause said feeding means and said ejecting means tooperate during a different cycle of operation.

17. In a machine adapted to print on insertable record material ofdifferent thicknesses, the combination of an oscillating ejectorelement; a friction device; a member carrying said device and slidablymounted on said element; and resilient means connecting the element andmemher to render the latter self-adjusting on the element for ejectingfrom the machine with an equal degree of efliciency record materials ofdifferent thicknesses.

18. In a machine adapted to print on insertable record material, thecombination of an ejecting guide chute having formed therein a pluralityof elongated openings; feeding mechanism for feeding said material intosaid chute; and a plurality of resiliently mounted members coacting withthe openings in said chute to eject the material therefrom.

19. In a machine adapted to print on record material, the combination ofmanipulative devices; an ejecting guide chute; a receptacle; means undercontrol of said devices for feeding the material in the chute; and aplurality of resiliently mounted members under control of said devicesfor ejecting said material from the chute and depositing it in inverted.order in the receptacle.

20. In a machine adapted to print data on record material, thecombination of manipulative devices; a curved ejecting guide chutehaving formed therein a plurality of elongated openings; a receptacle;means operable under control of said devices for feeding the materialinto said chute; a plurality of oscillating ejector elements operableunder control of said devices; and yieldable members carried by saidelements and yieldably coacting with the openings in the chute to ejectsaid material from the chute and deposit it in inverted order in thereceptacle' 21. In a machine adapted to print on record materials ofvariable thicknesses, the combination of an ejecting guide chute havingformed therein an elongated opening; mechanism for feeding the materialinto the chute; an oscillating ejector element; a friction device; amember carrying said device and slidably mounted on said element; andresilient means connecting the element and member to cause the latter tocoast with the opening in said chute to eject therefrom with an equaldegree of eificiency record materials of variable thicknesses.

22. In a machine adapted to print on record materials of variablethicknesses, the combination of manipulative devices; an ejecting guidechute having formed therein an elongated opening; mechanism operableunder control of said manipulative devices for feeding said materialsinto the chute; an oscillating ejector element operable under control ofsaid manipulative devices; a friction device; a member carrying saidfriction device and slidably mounted on said element; and resilientmeans connecting the element and member to cause the friction device tocoact with the opening in said chute to eject therefrom with equaldegree of eificiency the materials of variable thicknesses.

23. In a machine adapted to print on record materials of variablethicknesses, the combination of an ejecting guide chute having formedtherein an elongated opening; feeding mechanism for feeding saidmaterials into said chute; an oscillating ejector element; a memberslidably mounted on said element and adjustable relatively thereto tocoact with the opening in said chute to eject therefrom said materials;and resilient means connecting the element and member to render thelatter self-adjusting for ejecting from said chute with equal degree ofefliciency record materials of variable thicknesses.

24. In a machine of the class described, the combination or" means tomake impressions on record material during a variable number of cyclesof operation of the machine and to feed the same into position toreceive such impressions; a self-adjusting ejecting device normally inan inefiective position; means to move said device into an effectiveposition during the first cycle'of operation; means to latch saidejecting device in its effective position; and means to determine duringwhich cycle said ejecting device is to be released to be returned to itsnormal position to eject the record material.

25. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means tomake impressions upon record material and feed the same prior to andafter such impressions; self-adjusting ejecting means normally in anineffective position; means to move the ejecting means into a positionready to eject the record material; means to latch the ejecting means insuch position; means to control the operation of said latch to releasesaid ejecting means; and means to restore the ejecting means to itsnormal position upon the release thereof whereupon the ejecting meansadjusts itself to the thickness of the record material being used andejects the same from the machine.

26. In a machine of the class described, the combination of means tomake impressions on record material and feed the same before and aftersuch impressions; record material guiding means having an openingtherein; a self-adjusting ejecting device normally in an ineffectiveposition; means to move said device into an efiective position to form aguide for the record material; and means to return the ejecting means toits normal position whereby through its contact with the record materialin cooperation with the opening in said guide, said ejecting meansejects the material from the machine regardless of the thickness of suchmaterial.

JOHN EARL GATES.

